Data and analytics firm GlobalData projects that rising demand for mobile internet connectivity and a growing unique subscriber base will increase China’s total mobile service revenue from $153 billion in 2019 to $165 billion by the end of 2024. GlobalData’s Asia-Pacific Mobile Broadband Forecast Pack estimates total mobile subscribers in China will grow at a … Read more

South Korea and the United States lead the market in devices with 4G LTE capability, while locally made devices are gaining ground, according to the latest Netbiscuits Web Trends Report. The quarterly analysis, based on consumer web usage in 242 countries, shows that regional device manufacturers are beginning to make inroads in Europe after previously … Read more

(Image Credit: Vodafone) Many mobile operators are turning to WiFi-based solutions to ensure customers stay connected where cellular signals are weak. For example, UK carrier Three offers an app that enables voice calls over WiFi using a customer’s mobile plan, while EE leverages built-in smartphone features to provide WiFi calling without requiring a separate app. … Read more

Vendors and operators across the UK are closely watching China as it prepares to launch commercial 5G networks by 2020 and is forecast to become the world’s largest 5G market by 2025. A recent report from GSMA Intelligence and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) projects that after a phased two-year testing … Read more

The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) has launched an industry initiative to create a unified set of wholesale standards for interactions between internet service providers (ISPs) and alternative network providers (altnets). This effort arrives at a pivotal moment for the UK telecoms sector as the industry prepares for the copper switch-off and navigates ongoing consolidation … Read more

SK Telecom (SKT) has announced a $100 million investment in Anthropic to develop a large language model (LLM) tailored for telecommunications companies. Anthropic, a San Francisco–based AI research and safety company, has previously received investment from SKT’s venture capital arm, SK Telecom Venture Capital. This new investment deepens the partnership between SKT and Anthropic with … Read more

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, is reportedly developing its own mobile operating system, with plans to launch it later this year. Reports about the project have appeared in the Chinese press and international outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Alibaba, which established a dedicated Cloud Computing division in 2009, has not issued … Read more

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published the third edition of its “Who Has Your Back?” report for 2013. As an organization dedicated to defending civil liberties in the digital world, the EFF’s annual review helps consumers identify which service providers are taking meaningful steps to protect user privacy and resist government overreach. The report … Read more

Optus and Ericsson have demonstrated peak downlink speeds of 3.4 Gbps on Optus’ live 5G standalone network in Sydney, achieved through four-component carrier aggregation across multiple spectrum bands. The trial aggregated Optus’ downlink holdings at 900 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz and 3.5 GHz to create a combined 220 MHz of bandwidth. The companies said … Read more

Interest in CryptoPhone’s secure devices has surged since Edward Snowden exposed the extent of the NSA’s mass surveillance programs. During their investigations, CryptoPhone’s mobile security team discovered and patched 468 vulnerabilities in stock Android. In one test on a Samsung Galaxy S3, the team observed the device leaking data roughly 80–90 times per hour. One … Read more